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Girls festive high chair
Here is an easy idea for a first birthday. Decorate the high chair of the birthday girl with a tutu skirt and a doll. I did not actually use a tutu skirt, just net fabric on an elastic band.
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Oats play – discovering textures
Baby safe and dead easy activity. A bowl of dry oats and one of mushy oats. You can add food colouring if you wish, for a more sensory experience. Give baby a few scoops and spoons and protect your floor. It gets messy!
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Sensory play – emergency heat blanket
All you need is a survival blanket. They are gigantic and super cheap. This is the first sensory material I have used with both of my girls and they loved it. You can use it for tummy time and or give it to them to play if they grasp and hold. Do not leave child…
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Sensory bottles
Mess free and safe activity for any age. Babies will love the noise and colours and older children will use them in pretend play. What you need: 500 ml plastic bottles; buttons; pasta; sugar puffs; feathers; water with glitter or paints; coloured sand; pom poms; anything else you find handy and makes noise or looks…
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Edible snow (snow version 1)
What you need: White flour; Warm water; Snow animals figurines (seals, penguins) Large plastic sheet or a tuff spot tray (cement mixing tray); Additional protection for the floor (tarpaulin sheet). Not much explaining needing for this activity, but plenty of cleaning after so do make sure you put loads of protection on your floor. I…
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Edible paints – colored yogurt
What you need: Yogurt; Food coloring; Silicone cups (or any other cups); Large plastic sheet or a tuff spot tray (cement mixing tray); A few sheets of cardboard . Mix yogurt with small quantities of food coloring and put them in the cups. Put on the floor a protective sheet or a tray and place…